(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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Position Date

lation

lation

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Purchases

Jan. 1, 2001

182

24

1

6

4

—

242

492

57

7

—

—

Jan. 2, 2001

221

79

23

6

13

4

352

1150

119

247

177

26

Jan. 3, 2001

267

72

21

26

20

3

478

1132

102

406

116

21

Jan. 4, 2001

324

91

10

17

19

35

567

1190

84

412

136

18

Jan. 5, 2001

353

49

12

8

43

16

437

1600

77

379

113

9

Sales

Jan. 1, 2001

144

56

3

5

4

—

194

491

57

9

—

—

Jan. 2, 2001

320

97

6

5

12

5

416

1023

85

252

107

27

Jan. 3, 2001

326

91

12

53

16

4

384

927

111

406

110

25

Jan. 4, 2001

390

135

13

17

22

11

520

1024

100

421

126

26

Jan. 5, 2001

341

94

28

7

33

17

385

1472

61

378

113

10

FCY : Foreign Currency INR : Indian Rupees

Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.